JoyPixels 11.0 Emoji Changelog
Today JoyPixels has launched the latest update to their longstanding freemium emoji design set, debuting support for Emoji 17.0 as well as once again redesigning hundreds of existing emoji designs.
A total of 163 new emoji designs make their JoyPixels debut in JoyPixels 11.0.
Of these, 13 represent new emoji concepts, while the remaining 150 are skin tone sequences for the existing 🤼 People Wrestling and 👯 People With Bunny Ears emojis. The completely new emoji concepts are as follows:
- Distorted Face
- Fight Cloud, as seen in cartoons and comic books
- 🧑🩰 Ballet Dancer (with full skin tone support)
- Orca, also known as a "killer whale"
- Hairy Creature, inspired by various global "Big Foot"-esque cryptids
- Trombone
- Landslide, represented as a series of rocks falling down a cliff
- Treasure Chest
Each of the new emojis featured in JoyPixels 11.0 were recommended in September 2025's Emoji 17.0 list.
🆙 Changed
Large-scale category-focused changes have come to be expected within JoyPixel's updates:
- 2025's JoyPixels 10.0 revised almost all 🧑 People emoji designs.
- 2024's JoyPixels 9.0 revised all national 🎌 Flag and most 💕 Symbol emojis
- 2023's JoyPixels 8.0 reworked the majority of emojis within the 🐻 Animals & Nature and 🚀 Travel & Places categories
Today's update is no different, with over 250 designs revised. These include a full revision of the 😃 Smileys category, as well as a selection of additional changes across other emoji categories.
A selection of these changes are highlighted below:
🫠 Melting Face has had its mouth shape re-worked to more closely resemble Apple's design.
🤑 Money-Mouth Face has had its eyes and tongue tweaked to better match the designs of most other vendors.
😮💨 Face Exhaling is now directing its breath to the right, as per Apple's initial design.
🤠 Face with Cowboy Hat now has a broad open-mouthed smile, as per other vendors.
👀 Eyes now has hazel pupils, closer in design to Apple and WhatsApp's recent designs.
🍫 Chocolate no longer displays the JoyPixels' logomark.
🥏 Flying Disc is now green and includes the JoyPixels' logomark, akin to how WhatsApp's design includes their logo.
📇 Card Index now shows a 👤 Bust in Silhouette instead of an 🧑💼 Office Worker, as per Google's current design.
🧇 Waffle now includes a portion of syrup under the pad of butter.
⚾ Baseball now has more prominent stitching.
🌅 Sunrise has been considerably reworked, with eminating rays and a new blueish-purple color palette.
📶 Release
JoyPixels 11.0 is available now. As with previous JoyPixels updates, it is available on a freemium basis, with susbcription-based licensing required for most usage types.
Read more about the 11.0 release announcement and related licensing details on the JoyPixels website.